The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-19
The American Association.
BRooKLYN, 6; cINcINNATI, 3.

BROOKLYN, D; CINCINNATI :
CINCINNATI, May 18.-The game to-day was
pitchers battle from first to last, Porter getting
/. a shade the best of it. Although the Brook
lyns could not hit Smith often. they were very
lucky when they did. The Cincinnats' only
error cost two runs. Mcclellan the only
man to secure more than one safe hit off Smiths
pitching Nicol made some beautiful running
catches. Score:
Gincinpati..---..-----oo Q % Q 1-s
Brooklyn 1 z *-6
Earned runs--Cncinnati. 2: Brooklyn. 4. Two
base hit-McC1ellan. Three-base- hit-McClean.
Stolen bases-McPhee, Reilly %. Corkhil Nc
Brooklyn. 2. First base on balls-swartwood Burch,
sPnesIney Philips 90, McPhee Reilly. Zones
wood Pinckney Wild misunderstanding i: Porter. /.
Time-1:5O. Umpre-knight
ST. LOUIS, IL: ATHLETICS, a.
ST. LOUIS. May 1S-The Champions again de-
feated the Athletics to-day in a game which. mp
TO the eighth inning, was splendidly and stub
bornly contested, the Athletics having little
the better of it. In the eighth. however, Atkis-
son was sized up, and to the end of the game
was hit hard and freely. Captain Comiskeys
heavy work at the bat and on bases contributed
pitched a beautiful game, and was superbly sup
ported by Boyle. In but one inning was he hit
hard. The Browns magnificent base running
the fielding of Latham. McGarr. Bauer. Robin
sons catching, and the stick work of O'Neil
constituted the best features. Score:
s st aaei. SIS J o 3 81 Z
Earned runs-St. Louis. 8; Athletics. d. Twobase
hits-Comiskey, Larkn, Bauer, Latham WEIGH t2l
Robinson; of st; Louis. Three-base hits-oNeil.
R0onf9R e. Sylvester First base on bas.Robin
2; Athletics. 8. Time-1:55. Umpire-McQuade.
BALTIMORE, 6; LOUISVILLE, 5.
LOUISVILLE, May 18.-The Baltimore club
snatched victory from Louisville in the ninth
inning this afternoon. Grffns two-base hit and
Whites muff of Fulmers fly did the work. The
attendance was small Score:
Louisville. ..--..--.O o o o o 2 Is
Baltimore. -..-~...O o OIL o SO
Earned ruhs-Louisville 81 Baltimore 8. Stolen
bases-Browning (2) Collins, Tucker Furner, Davis
kilroy. Two-b hits-BrowninG Kerins Griffin.
Three base hits-Browning, Tucker Home run--Wer
rick. Errors-Louisville. 4; Baltimore, 3. Double
plays-White, Mack and Cross, Greenwood and Tuck
er Purcell and Fulmer First base on balls-of Ram
sey, z; of kilroy, d. Struck out-By Ramsey 6; by
Kilroy, 2. Passed balls erins. 1; Furner, 3. Wild
Ptehes-By Ramsey. 1; by Kilroy, 2. Umpire-Cuth
bert
CLEVELAND, 6; METRoPoLITANs, ).
CLEVELAND. May 18.-The game between the
Metropolitans and Cleveland to-day was won by
the home club by score of to 5. The Cleve-
lands won the game. which was marked on both
sides by brilliant fielding. its merits. The
visitors were unable TO nit Crowell except in the
third inning. when the poorest batsmen sue
ceeded in filling the bases safe hits and scored
three runs the sacrifices of the heaNy-weights.
Mays pitched a good game for the Nets, but the
infied supported him only fairly well. The
feature of the game was Stricker's work on sec
ond base and Snyder's base throwing. In the
second inning Sweeney sprained his ankle in
trying to stop hot liner and Reipschlager took
his place on first. Score:
Cleveland 3 D o O O 2 O-tS
Metropotans- o o o O-5
Earned runs-Cleveland, B. Metropclitans, s. Stolen
base-Foy. Errors-Cleveland. 2; Metropolitans,
9. Two base hits-Srricker, Snyder and O'Bren.
Tbree-base hts-Strcker and Allen Double plays
Crowell and Reipschlager Mann and Snyder; Allen
and Reipschlager Holbert and Hankinson. First
on balls-Reipsc hager Nelson, Hankinson, Orr. Hit
by pitched ball-Radford Fret .er. First base on
errors-Cieveland, 5; Metropolians l. Struck out
Mann. Sweeney, Allen, Snyder, Crowen (3), Orr.
Wild ptch-Snyder. Time-2 hours. Umpire
Valentine.